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Actor Anita Ekberg (Swedish, Sep. 29, 1931 - Jan. 11, 2015).

1955 Facit TP1, Sweden. Designed by Sigvard Bernadotte (Swedish, Jun. 7, 1907 - Feb. 4, 2002).

Read About Sigvard Bernadotte!

Sigvard Bernadotte was not just a designer — he was also Swedish royalty, the second son of King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, but he distinguished himself through his own achievements as a graphic and industrial designer.

Facit-Odense pinwheel adding machine

His design career blossomed in the 1930s, when he became known for clean, functional designs rooted in Scandinavian modernism. He was one of the chief designers of silver for the Georg Jensen Company. Household wares and luxury items by Bernadotte are in the decorative arts collections of museums worldwide.

The FACIT TP1 is a classic example of Bernadotte’s uncluttered and modern style. Vertical anterior lines are simultaneously flat and curvaceous. They transition between assertive, unbroken planes which suggest, in miniature, a monumentality reminiscent of Brutalist architecture.

Facit (later Facit-Odhner) a company known for its precision engineering, hired Bernadotte to make office machines more appealing and ergonomic. The TP1 is now celebrated as a mid-century-modern design icon.

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[drawdownbooks]

RESTOCKED! Featuring a great text by @marklifeofthemind⁣ ⁣ The FACIT Model: Globalism, Localism, Identity⁣⁣ Available at www.draw-down.com⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Type specimens, manuals, advertising leaflets, and product catalogs bear witness to a culture which feels increasingly distant, and yet helped to define many of the codes and forms familiar to us from today’s world of work.⁣⁣ ⁣ #typographyinspired #typographydesign #typo #typographer #typographic #typographyart #typographyinspiration #typographylove #typedesign #typographydesignersclub #typography #bauhaustypography #typographyedit #ilovetypography #FACIT #Globalism #Localism #Identity⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pWGY7HEP-/?igshid=1fydxwmo3iq6u

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Paper Plates - N. A. Picard  @watchmirrorgun

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SHIPPING WORLDWIDE TO YOU! ⁣⁣⁣⁣ In Sweden, the Facit brand is as well known as IBM or Olivetti.⁣ ⁣⁣ The FACIT Model: Globalism, Localism, Identity⁣ Available at www.draw-down.com⁣⁣ ⁣ Based in Atvidaberg, the company produced mechanical calculators, typewriters and office furniture between 1922 and 1998. By the 1970s, the company had grown from a local family business into one of the world’s leading manufacturers. But a few years later the Facit organization had disappeared—worn down by global capitalism.⁣ ⁣ The Facit Model: Globalism, Localism, Identity looks at this peculiar example of corporate modernism through the printed matter produced in Facit’s in-house print shops, culled from FACIT’s archives.⁣ ⁣ Type specimens, manuals, advertising leaflets, and product catalogs bear witness to a culture which feels increasingly distant, and yet helped to define many of the codes and forms familiar to us from today’s world of work.⁣ ⁣ With texts by Paul Gangloff, Isabel Mager, Gabriel Maher, Our Polite Society, Mark Owens, and SANY.⁣ ⁣ #typographyinspired #typographydesign #typo #typographer #typographic #typographyart #typographyinspiration #typographylove #typedesign #typographydesignersclub #typography #bauhaustypography #typographyedit #ilovetypography #FACIT #Globalism #Localism #Identity⁣ ⁣ (at Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ZgdmfHAQh/?igshid=1v60sw9zgu2si

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[frencharchivist]

Halda Star ad, Fémina, December 1956

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PEARSE STREET 2017

I must admit that I had forgotten that Pearse Street is one of the longest streets in Dublin.

SNAPSHOT OF PEARSE STREET APRIL 2017

I must admit that I had forgotten that Pearse Street is one of the longest streets in Dublin. The street varies in use along its length.

My first full time job as an electronics engineer was with M.J. Flood on Pearse Street. At the time they were the agent in Ireland and parts of the UK for Facit Typewriters. Facit, a Swedish Multinational, had just…

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